Bagaar

Guy Cassiers, LAZARUS

Bagaar is based on the film Coup de torchon (1981) by Bertrand Tavernier, which tells the story of a disrupted community of white colonialists in an African country right before the Second World War breaks out.

In this adaptation, the story is situated in a not-too-distant future on an island where those who ‘flee’ are brought together until a decision is made about whether they can go to the continent or not. But the continent has already kept its borders firmly closed for years. Relief workers and military personnel are on their own when it comes to keeping everything running. Society sinks into moral laxity.

The headman of the island, Lucien Cordier, is a weakling, the laughingstock of the town, who turns a blind eye to the corruption all around him. Until something in him snaps. Without any scruples, he starts ridding himself of everyone who gets in his way.

The production is a confrontation between scenographic precision and boisterous, raw playfulness, between literary seriousness and seeming capriciousness, between a well-thought-out design and an anarchistic approach.

Populated with grotesque characters in extreme situations and full of sharp repartee, the universe of Bagaar balances on the edge of the abyss. Biting social criticism mixes with black humour in an uneasy fable about the moral bankruptcy of a society which is extremely similar to ours.

"In this collaboration, the highly visual theatre idiom of Toneelhuis director Guy Cassiers and the light-hearted playfulness of LAZARUS come together. The result is a dazzling staging of grotesque scenes, among other things in which Koen De Graeve and Charlotte Vandermeersch eagerly present caricatures. These actors make an excellent team. Their mannerisms, their flirting, their affected French and stuttering English are equally tragicomic and oppressive in the claustrophobic setting."

"So it’s obvious that the Cassiers-LAZARUS marriage has been a good one for both parties, certainly in terms of form. The people from LAZARUS inject the stylized literary stage idiom of Cassiers with a welcome dose of fun and foolishness. In turn, thanks to a firm and consistent approach, the talents of the Lazaruses come into full play."

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Strong flashes of light are used in the show.
Smoking on stage is an artistic choice. The cigarettes are herbal and contain no nicotine.
A couple of loud bangs can be heard in the show.

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Thursday 14 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Saturday 16 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Sunday 17 March 2019 — 15U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Tuesday 19 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Wednesday 20 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Thursday 21 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Friday 22 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Saturday 23 March 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Wednesday 27 March 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Thursday 28 March 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Friday 29 March 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Saturday 30 March 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Tuesday 2 April 2019 — CC Kortrijk, Kortrijk

Wednesday 3 April 2019 — De Warande, Turnhout

Thursday 4 April 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Friday 5 April 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Saturday 6 April 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen

Wednesday 17 April 2019 — Vooruit - Theaterzaal, Gent

Thursday 18 April 2019 — Vooruit - Theaterzaal, Gent

Friday 19 April 2019 — Vooruit - Theaterzaal, Gent

Tuesday 23 April 2019 — CC De Spil, Roeselare

Wednesday 24 April 2019 — CC Knokke-Heist, Knokke-Heist

Thursday 25 April 2019 — CC De Brouckere, Torhout

Friday 26 April 2019 — CC Ter Vesten, Beveren

Saturday 27 April 2019 — CC De Steenoven, Herzele

Tuesday 30 April 2019 — CC Maasmechelen, Maasmechelen

Thursday 2 May 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Friday 3 May 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Saturday 4 May 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Sunday 5 May 2019 — 20U00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerp

Tuesday 7 May 2019 — Cultuurcentrum Brugge, Brugge

Wednesday 8 May 2019 — CC De Werf, Aalst, Aalst

Thursday 9 May 2019 — Den Egger, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Friday 10 May 2019 — CC 't Gasthuis, Aarschot, Aarschot

Saturday 11 May 2019 — CC De Kruisboog, Tienen

Monday 13 May 2019 — cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Hasselt

Wednesday 15 May 2019 — CC De Herbakker, Eeklo

Thursday 16 May 2019 — CC Zwaneberg, Heist-Op-Den-Berg

Friday 17 May 2019 — CC Lokeren, Lokeren

Saturday 18 May 2019 — CC Asse, Asse-Zellik, Asse

Tuesday 21 May 2019 — CC De Plomblom, Ninove

Wednesday 22 May 2019 — CC Strombeek, Strombeek-Bever

Thursday 23 May 2019 — CC Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas

Friday 24 May 2019 — CC Ter Dilft, Bornem

Monday 27 May 2019 — Stadsschouwburg Groningen, Groningen

Wednesday 29 May 2019 — CC De Schakel, Waregem

Friday 31 May 2019 — 30CC, Leuven

Friday 7 June 2019 — Kaaitheater, Brussels

Saturday 8 June 2019 — Kaaitheater, Brussels

Tuesday 11 June 2019 — Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Utrecht

Wednesday 12 June 2019 — Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam

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